Accounting applicants 2014

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BPP Professional Apprenticeships

Currently have offers from Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle for accounting and finance.
Nottingham for finance, accounting and management

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GoingToBurst

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I'm currently studying accountancy & finance, so if anyone has any questions I'll be more than happy to try and answer them :smile:

. Just thought it might be useful considering I had loads of questions and no one to ask haha.

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zeb123

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Hey,
how hard is accounting and finance at university? I'm doing it currently at Alevel

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monsieurmadeline2041

Original post by GoingToBurst

I'm currently studying accountancy & finance, so if anyone has any questions I'll be more than happy to try and answer them :smile:

. Just thought it might be useful considering I had loads of questions and no one to ask haha.

im actually looking for accounting courses that do maths more than reading. cause that's just kind of my thing.
any good places u can recommend?

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BPP Professional Apprenticeships

Hey,

Has anyone considered doing a Professional Apprenticeship in Accounting instead of going down the University route?

Adele

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Faye.C

Original post by BPP Professional Apprenticeships

Hey,

Has anyone considered doing a Professional Apprenticeship in Accounting instead of going down the University route?

Adele

Hi adele,

I did considered that before applying for university and being offered a place at London Met course starting January 2014. I dont think I am eligible for apprenticeship. I am 28 but I have completed my AAT Level 3 and I want to progress to ACCA.
If there is any options regarding apprentice towards ACCA I am will to consider as I have neither accepted nor declined the university offer yet.

thanks Faye

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Original post by Faye.C

Hi adele,

I did considered that before applying for university and being offered a place at London Met course starting January 2014. I dont think I am eligible for apprenticeship. I am 28 but I have completed my AAT Level 3 and I want to progress to ACCA.
If there is any options regarding apprentice towards ACCA I am will to consider as I have neither accepted nor declined the university offer yet.

thanks Faye

Hi Faye,

You are correct - as you are 28, you are not eligible for an apprenticeship. However, you could apply for the 24+ advanced learning loan and study the ACCA FIA at certificate level (as you have already done AAT.)

This would mean you can start your ACCA qualification without going to University first.

For more information on the 24+ loan please see - https://www.gov.uk/advanced-learning-loans

Your two options would be to go straight into employment and:

- Approach your employer regarding funding towards ACCA
- Apply for the 24+ loan and start the ACCA qualification yourself around work

I hope this helps.

Good luck making a decision.

Thanks,

Adele

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Original post by zeb123

Hey,
how hard is accounting and finance at university? I'm doing it currently at Alevel

anyone know i am also interested

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also what is the difference between fin and acc and economics

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OP

Original post by BPP Professional Apprenticeships

Hey,

Has anyone considered doing a Professional Apprenticeship in Accounting instead of going down the University route?

Adele

What are the benefits of apprenticeships. Is it the experience and the head start into the career? I considered it, but I ended up applying for unis and a school leavers programme

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Original post by Padwas

also what is the difference between fin and acc and economics

There is a lot of crossover between the 2. But accounting is more about gathering, reporting and analyzing data and then you can specialize in certain areas of accounting. E.g tax
Economics is quite broad to begin with, looks at behaviors of society, consumers and firms to see why they are doing what they are doing and evaluate their decisions.

This is only from what I have read and from studying both at a level so don't take my word for it.

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Original post by Jess_1324

There is a lot of crossover between the 2. But accounting is more about gathering, reporting and analyzing data and then you can specialize in certain areas of accounting. E.g tax
Economics is quite broad to begin with, looks at behaviors of society, consumers and firms to see why they are doing what they are doing and evaluate their decisions.

This is only from what I have read and from studying both at a level so don't take my word for it.

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thanks

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BPP Professional Apprenticeships

Original post by GoingToBurst

I'm currently studying accountancy & finance, so if anyone has any questions I'll be more than happy to try and answer them :smile:

. Just thought it might be useful considering I had loads of questions and no one to ask haha.

Can I ask where you are studying?

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Official Rep

Original post by Jess_1324

What are the benefits of apprenticeships. Is it the experience and the head start into the career? I considered it, but I ended up applying for unis and a school leavers programme

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Hi Jess,

There are lots of benefits of doing an apprenticeship; no tuition fees, experience from day one, a full-time salary etc. Depending on what career you want to get in to, you could also progress quicker than you would if you had chosen the university route. For example, you can become a Chartered Accountant in 5 years as an apprentice rather than 6 via the university route. For professional careers such as business, finance and law - you have to complete the professional qualifications after university anyway, whereas an apprenticeship allows you to start them straight away after school or college, therefore giving you a head start on your graduate peers (depending on their degree subject).

Thanks,

Adele

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Ice_Queen

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Don't do it........................................

(Opinion of a girl with a BA in Accountancy, MSc in Accounting & Finance and currently studying CIMA)

I love what I do, don't get me wrong, but it's a tough career and you have to really enjoy it to succeed. And you have to put up with all the accountant jokes.

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OP

Original post by Ice_Queen

Don't do it........................................

(Opinion of a girl with a BA in Accountancy, MSc in Accounting & Finance and currently studying CIMA)

I love what I do, don't get me wrong, but it's a tough career and you have to really enjoy it to succeed. And you have to put up with all the accountant jokes.

Don't do the apprenticeship or don't do accounting all together?

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Ice_Queen

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Original post by Jess_1324

Don't do the apprenticeship or don't do accounting all together?

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Don't do accounting. I jest, of course, if you are willing to put the work in and have a genuine love for it you will be fine.

You will be chartered quicker if you take the apprenticeship route, you'll be paid, and won't end up in a shed load of debt. However, I would consider a possible 'glass ceiling' if you don't have a degree (this will depend on where you choose to work; in industry or in practice).

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